USCA Student Nurses' Association

01/27/2021

Hey y’all check your email! Overflow foundation is offering a Mental Health First Aid class & you will get certified by the end of the class. Fill out the form attached to the email and put it in the purple folder in the front office of the nursing building. If you have any questions feel free to email me [email protected]

01/21/2021

Get ready for SNA's first Chapter Meeting next MONDAY, January 25th!! Our guest speaker is Terry Lee, Founder and Executive Director of Overflow Foundation. Their mission is to [P]our [H]ope [I]nto [L]ife by promoting mental health awareness and suicide prevention!

10/21/2020

Are you interested in joining SNA? Are you looking to expand your involvement and take a leadership position?

USCA SNA is hosting a Meet & Greet on Tuesday, October 26th from 12:00-12:50 PM in SON room 120. Elections take place in November and we have numerous positions up for election. At this meeting, current officers will explain their position's role and allow others to ask questions to learn more about the leadership opportunities SNA offers!

09/28/2020

Reminder that our first chapter meeting of the semester is TODAY!! Join us in person or online with the link!

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09/24/2020

Join conversation

Our first SNA Chapter Meeting will be held on Monday, September 28th from 12:00-1:00 PM. Victoria Burkett, a COVID nurse on MICA at AU, will be our guest speaker!

Both in-person & virtual attendance are available:
•Room 120 of the Nursing Building can accommodate the first 32 attendees.
•Virtual attendance is available for those unable to attend in-person via Microsoft Teams.

09/23/2020

The USCA Student Nurses Association invites you to come out & clean up at Adopt-A-Highway on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 12:00 to 12:45 PM. Hope to see you there!

02/20/2020

🧦GOING ON NOW🧦

Carly's Unlimited SOCK DRIVE!!

We will be collecting socks until MARCH 20th! Drop off donations at the box in the lobby of the Nursing Building.

Socks must be NEW and can be any size from infant to adult.

All socks collection will be donated to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Thank you in advance for your participation!

02/18/2020

🧠SNA CHAPTER MEETING🧠

Join us on Monday, February 24th from 12-12:50 in Nursing Building Room 114.

Guest speaker Terry Lee, founder and executive director of Overflow Foundation, will be joining us.

Hope to see you there!

02/11/2020

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY will be taking place on Monday, February 17th from 12-12:50 PM. Come join SNA and help keep our highways clean! We will be meeting in the nursing building lobby and heading out together from there.

01/22/2020

PUT IT IN YOUR PLANNER!!

The first SNA chapter meeting of this semester will take place on January 27th from 12:00-12:50 in Nursing Building Room 114. Colby Shealy, a current cardiac nurse at AU, will be the guest speaker! Hope to see you there!!

11/19/2019

Attention, attention 📣 SNA will be hosting the last chapter meeting of the semester next week! Our guest speaker is an ICU educator from Aiken Regional. Clinical excellence recipients will also be awarded🏅during our meeting! Come celebrate and enjoy some food 🍕 and drinks 🥤with fellow peers as we wrap up the Fall semester! 🎉#uscaiken #uscasna #nursing #nursingstudents #ICU #lastmeeting #fallsemester #almostover

11/11/2019

It was such a beautiful day yesterday for the Out of the Darkness walk! Thank you to all those who donated, we raised $700 to be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! #uscasna #usca #nursing #nursingstudents #outofdarknesswalk #americanfoundationforsuicideprevention

11/09/2019

➡️ Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.
➡️ Approximately 129 people die everyday from suicide.
➡️ 1 death is to many.

Join USCA-SNA for the Out of Darkness Walk, raise awareness and show support to those who may be struggling or have lost loved ones.

When: Sunday, Nov. 10th
Where: H. Odell Weeks
Check-in/Registration: 1:00 pm
Walk beginnings: 2:00 pm

If you can’t walk, please consider donating!
Link to team page is down below
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https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=227209

11/06/2019

It's that time again, SNA elections are upon us! If you are interested in running for any of the positions available, please send us an email at [email protected]!

10/31/2019

September was a great month 🎉, level 8 won the Help for Hope donation drive for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia! 👏🏻 All of the items pictured will bring smiles to the sweet faces of the children at CHOG 🥰. We are grateful for everyone who donated! If you weren’t able to donate this go round, keep an eye out for a post soon on our next donation drive coming up!! 🙂 #uscasna #usca #uscason #nursingschool #nursingstudent #nursing #donations #donationdrive #childrenshospitalofgeorgia #CHOG #bringingsmiles #makingadifferencetogether

10/23/2019

The rain last week may of tried to hold us down, but it didn’t stop our Adopt-A-Highway event! It’s our last one of the semester, but keep an eye out for dates to participate in the upcoming semester! 👏🏻 #uscssna #uscason #nursingstudents #adoptahighway #puttingwastewhereitbelongs

10/14/2019

Is pediatric nursing your jam?! Then you don’t want to miss this upcoming chapter meeting! We will be having not only one☝🏻, but two ✌🏻guest speakers from Children’s Hospital of Georgia! Come get a glimpse of what it’s like to be involved in the only children’s hospital in our area. We hope to see you there! 👏🏻 #uscanursing #usca #uscaiken #nursingschool #nursingstudents #CHOG #pediatricnursing #uscasna #october #chaptermeeting

09/12/2019

📣 We still have about 3️⃣ weeks left for Help for Hope! 📣 We are taking donations for the Children's Hospital of Georgia, both items listed below and monetary donations are accepted and greatly appreciated. Please help us bring a smile 😊 to all the little faces at our local children's hospital! 🏨 There is a donation table in the front lobby of the nursing building and will remain throughout the month of September!

09/10/2019

Last Tuesday marked our first Adopt-A-Highway for the semester and we had an amazing turnout! USCA-SNA wants to give a huge shout out to everyone who came out and braved the heat to lend a helping hand! Our next Adopt-A-Highway event will be October 15th, we hope you can be apart! #uscasna #uscaiken #aiken #adoptahighway #keepaikenclean #lendinghelpinghands #onepieceatatime

09/10/2019

Mark your calendars 📅 for the next Chapter Meeting‼️
If you are interested in being involved here at USCA or the State Board you don't want to miss this! 🗣

09/04/2019

USCA SNA Community Health members teamed up with the American Heart Association ❤️ Sunday night at the Augusta Greenjackets game to educate and demonstrate hands-only 🖐🏻 CPR! This is just one of the many ways that we can help with community outreach, we 💗 our SNA members! If you are interested in how you can get involved with SNA send us an email 📧 at [email protected] or shoot us a message here! #uscasna #uscaiken #nursingschool #americanheartassociation #handsonlycpr #communityhealth #communityoutreach #augustagreenjackets

09/03/2019

Don't forget SNA is hosting Adopt-A-Highway today at noon! 🎉 We hope to see you there. If you aren't able to make it out today, we will be having another Adopt-A-Highway on Tuesday, October 15th, so be sure and ✏️ us in! Many hands make light work 💪🏽 and we would love a huge turnout!

08/27/2019

Come out and see us in the Quad for Get On Board Day! Get signed up for the Student Nurses’ Association 🎉🎉

08/06/2019

🎉MARK YOUR CALENDARS🎉 The first SNA meeting of the upcoming Fall semester is August 26th! Come join us in kicking off the semester right. SNA hopes you enjoy the remainder of your summer and look forward to seeing each and everyone of you soon!

*Food and drinks to be served*

05/25/2019

USCA SNA members had a great time today celebrating Memorial Day and participating in the Memorial Day Parade in Aiken! Thanks to everyone who came out! It may have been a million degrees, but we had a blast! #uscasna #uscanursing #uscaiken #aikenmemorialdayparade #memorialday #usa

05/25/2019

Join us tomorrow at 11AM in downtown Aiken for the 2019 Memorial Day parade, USCA SNA will be representing! We hope to see you there! #uscasna #uscanursing #memorialday #downtownaiken #aikenmemorialdayparade #usa

05/10/2019

USCA nursing students receive pins before entering careers of caring

Everyone give a BIG congratulations to the Nursing class of May 2019! Take a peek of the class receiving their nursing pins during the momentous Pinning Ceremony. We are proud of every one of the students who remained steadfast throughout the program and wish them well in their future endeavors. We know they will go far!

Brianna Valvano knows exactly what she'll say to her first patient on her first day as a registered nurse.

05/02/2019

🎉ATTENTION🎉
Looking for a student/students that would be interested in babysitting a 2 month old baby girl for a school teacher located in Martinez, GA! The dates will be from May 6th to June 6th but can start May 13th, if needed. Hours are from 7:15 AM to 4:00 PM. Please contact Professor Suzanne Fowley if you think you would be a good fit!

05/01/2019

Stay strong and study on! The semester is almost over and then we can all enjoy our summer vacation. Everyone keep your head up, there is a light at the end of the tunnel! #uscasna #uscanursing #chooseusca #finalsweek #nursingschool #nursingstudent #summeriscoming

05/01/2019

*** Two for Tuesday*** Only 7 days until graduation! Here are more of seniors that will be walking across the stage next week!

- Belmar García-López accepted a position at Aiken Regional Medical Center in the Intensive Care Unit.
Her advice, "Get organized! Having a planner and writing down the dates of all your exams, homework due dates, clinical days, etc. can help you prioritize and use your time more efficiently. Also, your classmates are the people that can best understand what you’re going through and how challenging nursing school can be. I encourage all of you to show kindness and to help each other grow and succeed. Keep your eyes on the goal! You can do this!"

- T'Keyah Martin-Jones will be working at Augusta University on a General Medicine floor.
Her advice to her fellow nursing peers, “Find something you like to do when you become overwhelmed and stressed, self-care is so necessary! You will see your growth over the 2 and a half year span and realize how much you’ve learned and how far you have come even though it may not seem like it at the moment. Study for tests not only to pass, but knowing that one day this information is needed to save someone’s life. You have been specifically chosen into this program for a reason, be confident in yourself and everything you do. You can do it!”

Thank you to all the seniors who have sent us their tips and tricks on how to make nursing school more manageable! If you are a graduating senior and would like to share your advice, shoot us a message. We would love to feature you in our next senior highlight post!

04/27/2019

USCA Student Nurses' Association's cover photo

04/27/2019

Only 12 more days until graduation, here some more of our senior highlights!

- Chandra Cole will be working in the Neonatal ICU at Children's Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center. Her biggest piece of advice is to find out how you learn/study best and become a master at it. Don't just study to remember the material for the exam, study to actually absorb it; it'll make you sharper in clinical. Stay on top of your work and don't wait til the last minute to dig into the material from lecture, start as soon as possible! Most importantly, don't give in. It is 110% worth it in the end!

- Hallie McCallister accepted an offer for the Nurse Residency Program at Aiken Regional on a med surg floor. But her heart belongs to the emergency department. Her advice was to always believe in yourself. Never give up, even when faced with failure. Just brush it off and continue forward!

- Kimberly Flanagan will be starting her career in the emergency department at Aiken Regional. The advice that she gave to any nursing student is to never give up! Nursing school may seem impossible at times, but with hard work and dedication anything can be accomplished!

- Brianna Valvano is heading to North Carolina to work in the CVICU at Duke University Hospital. Her advice, "I suggest for all of you to find what type of studying worked in your past courses and stick with it. Personally, I study better alone because I get too distracted in groups! Also, take this time to focus on your career. Focus because the people you will care for will need you to know about disease processes and medications. Focus because one day your assessment finding will be the clue needed to save a life. In clinical, be confident. Patients and families feed off of your first impressions and your energy when you walk in the room. If you are uncomfortable or nervous, they will be too!!! You guys have this in the bag! Finish strong!!"

We are so happy for our hardworking seniors!

04/21/2019

Good evening, everyone! Take a break from studying and come join USCA SNA on Monday after morning classes to congratulate our clinical excellence recipients. We will have snacks and drinks available. Hope to see everyone there! #uscanursing #chooseusca #chaptermeeting #uscasna

04/17/2019

*** WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY ***
It's that time of the week again to highlight more of our May 2019 graduates! We are getting closer and closer to graduation, only 21 days and counting!

- Ashlyn Towner will be working on the Neuro ICU floor at Augusta University.
Advice/Tip: Make really good friends during nursing school. I couldn’t have done it without them & they make it so much more bearable! Don't be afraid to ask for help either, all of the professors genuinely care about you and your success; they will go out of their way to help you if you put in the effort. Lastly, do not procrastinate, it never ends well!!

- Hannah Baughman plans to work in critical care.
Advice/Tip: I would say organizing your planner at the beginning of the semester with everything you have to do for every class is extremely helpful, as well as writing weekly to do lists so it isn't super overwhelming to look at. Definitely do not procrastinate, even though that's hard sometimes. And if you are struggling ever, reach out to those around you: professors, friends, and family. This is hard, and it's even harder alone!

- Peyton Smith accepted a position in Labor and Delivery at Prisma Health Richland.
Advice/Tip: Don't ever be afraid to go speak with your professors and always ask upper level nursing students for help or advice if you need it. They want you to succeed and they understand how difficult it is.

04/11/2019

*Wonderful Wednesday* USCA SNA would like to highlight our May 2019 graduates! Each and every one worked their hardest and are almost to the end. We are very excited to see them walk across the stage May 8, 2019! Here are some awesome helpful tips from our seniors, as well as what area of nursing they want to pursue or where they will be working:

- Jared Stogner will be working on the neuro floor at Emory in Atlanta, GA.
Advice: Try your best not to get discouraged, we all have rough days/weeks/semesters but it's so important to keep going. Find the way you learn best, be it recording lectures, writing notes, etc. and do it every day!
- Savannah Zerbel will be working on the stem cell and bone marrow transplant unit at AU.
Advice: Don't procrastinate! Try to get ahead and start early on assignments. Also, find a study group that works well for you too!
- Stephen Gordon has plans to work in oncology and continue on to do work in clinical research with focus on clinical trials in the future.
Advice: Listen to the lectures and handwrite them or type them out. Do it in little chunks, which can make it easier to remember.
- Haley Williamson is planning to pursue a job in a critical care setting such as the ICU or the ED.
Advice: Don't wait until the last minute to study, you'll always regret it. Concept maps and my planner saved my life. Always make sure you have a moment or two out of the week to focus on yourself. Don't be too focused on grades, they aren't the end all be all for what's going to make you a good nurse in the long run.
- Jessica Radke will be working at AU on 7S, which covers plastic surgery, ENT, and med surg overflow. But has a love for critical care as well.
Advice: Treat your classmates like your family. Be honest in everything that you do and own up when you are wrong. Lastly, be open to opportunities - don't put all your eggs in one basket for job areas. Something you think you may not love, you may actually fall in love with! Good luck everyone!
- Kristen Roberts is planning on pursing a nursing job in the area of pediatrics.
Advice: YOU CAN DO IT! YOU WILL DO IT! Never be afraid to ask questions, even if they may seem dumb, they aren't. You will have bad days/weeks that make you question why you are in nursing school, but keep pushing through because you are here for a reason! Don't wait until the last minute to study and having a planner isn't a bad idea. Study groups always make studying 10x's better. Don't let one, or a few bad grades define you. Nursing isn't about passing an exam, it's about having compassion and caring for our patients to the best of our ability! Good luck guys!